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ALBERT K. MCMURRAY, OF UTICA, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 91,469, dated June 15, 1869.

IMPROVED ROCKING--CHAIR The Sohedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part; of 'che same.

To all whom Iit may concern Be it known that- I,' ALBERT K. MCMURRA'Y, of Utica, New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rocking-Glmirs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of my said improvement, and ofthe mode of operation of the saine, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part of this specification, in whieh- Figure 1 is a perspective view of .the rocking-chair.

Figure 2, a side view of' the rocking part.

The seat and upper parts of the chair may be of' almost any form.

I attach, to the under side of the seat, two rockers, A A, and a base for the chair is formed, supported on legs, with casters, it' desired, having two rockers, similar to A A, but with the rocking edges turned up, or

' the reverse of A A, on which A A rest.

A steel spring, D, lies between each pair of upper und lower rockers, A and B, and is attached firmly to the front end of the lower rocker, or B, and to the vrear end 0f the upper one, or A, as seen in the draw` chair will be thereby prevented from rocking forward, and will be changed from a rocking to a common chair.

The operation of my improved rocking-chair will be obvious from the description given.

The springs D D, arranged as described, Iaid in givingmotion to the chair, and also serve to keep the seat upon the base.

flhe side covers C C also serve to keep the parts in place.

By using reverse rockers, in the manner described, an easy and large motion is obtained, and there is no necessity of extending Jthe rockers behind the chair; and, when not desired to be used for rocking, it serves all the purposes of a commodious arm-chair.

Having thus described my invention,

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination and arrangement of the reverse rockers A and B, the springs D D, and the para E, when the latter is arranged to turn down for use as a footstool, or to J[urn up, and form a rest for the front edge of the chair-seat, and 'prevent the same from rocking, substantially as and for the purposes herein speoied.

` ALBERT K. MCMURRAY. XVitnesses:

JOHN G. Gnoonnn, W. H. GHELLIEN. 

